India floods situation worsens in Orissa and Bihar

[The Northerner]

More than two million people have been displaced by floods in India as torrential rains lash Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states.

Heavy monsoon rains have been battering parts of India for the past fortnight.

More than 80 people have died in flood-related incidents, and some areas have been cut off by rising waters.

Heavy rains in Uttar Pradesh have triggered off house and wall collapses, and a flood alert has been issued in eight districts in Bihar.

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